Error while installing nfs-kernel-server in Ubuntu 10.04

Question

I am getting the following error message while trying to install nfs-kernel-server in my Ubuntu Server 10.04.4 LTS.

Setting up nfs-common (1:1.2.0-4ubuntu4.2) ...
dpkg: error processing nfs-common (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nfs-kernel-server:
 nfs-kernel-server depends on nfs-common (>= 1:1.0.8-1); however:
  Package nfs-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing nfs-kernel-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.

Errors were encountered while processing:
 nfs-common
 nfs-kernel-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I have tried searching on Google, but couldn't solve it. Any ideas?

Answer 1

There's a bug filed for this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nfs-utils/+bug/1023382

What I ended up doing was a

apt-get remove --purge nfs-common
apt-get install nfs-common nfs-kernel-server

and then put my config files back in place and it all worked fine.

Answer 2

I have accidentally stumbled now upon same error in the debian 9... so maybe someone also can find it useful ...

And I have solved this by additionally removing rpcbind service and reinstalling it again

apt-get remove --purge rpcbind nfs-common &&  apt-get install nfs-common

Answer 3

Try this in bash

xxxxx@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install nfs-common

This will install nfs-common. Then go back and try to install your nfs kernel server. If you have installed nfs-common then run the following command and paste the output

xxxxx@ubuntu:~$ dpkg -L nfs-common | grep /etc/init.d/